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…. At the village level, social mores reflected native forms more than patterns imported from China. Although to the superficial eye Viet Nam looked like a "smaller dragon," under the tutelage of the great empire to the north it continued to have a separate culture…

…goal of capitalism. Goods were bought at one site for a certain price and then moved to another site and sold at a higher price. As the Roman Empire expanded, mercantilism correspondingly expanded. But the fall of the Roman Empire caused European…

…chen , a wood and brass long trumpet (early 17 century) was one of the major religious instruments. Made first in China this instrument was also sent as a gift to impress officials of bordering nations. The rag dung is also a long trumpet found in Tibet…

…At the end of the 1800s China's four million square miles held 450 million people, up from 200 million a century earlier. The ruling dynasty was the Ching, established by Manchus from Manchuria, who in 1644 had superseded the Ming. These descendants…

…Spices have been important throughout history as a means of prestige as well as for flavoring and preserving foods. Their value can be seen as early as 408 AD, when a ransom was given to Alaric the Visigothic of three-thousand pounds of pepper…

…to the three powers. Britain and France let these countries have far too much slack and it hit them later in the World War II, the sequel to the War that was supposed to "End all Wars" For most of Japan's History they have had a deep respect for China. However…

…peasants. It trained its followers in generous giving, traditional rituals, family order, loyalty, respect for superiors and for the aged, and principled flexibility in advising rulers. Confucius was China's first and most famous philosopher. He had…

…paying peasants. It trained its followers in generous giving, traditional rituals, family order, loyalty, respect for superiors and for the aged, and principled flexibility in advising rulers. Confucius was China's first and most famous philosopher. He…

…paying peasants. It trained its followers in generous giving, traditional rituals, family order, loyalty, respect for superiors and for the aged, and principled flexibility in advising rulers. Confucius was China's first and most famous philosopher. He…

…peasants. It trained its followers in generous giving, traditional rituals, family order, loyalty, respect for superiors and for the aged, and principled flexibility in advising rulers. Confucius was China's first and most famous philosopher. He had…